Chameau Island

Chameau Island
Chameau Island
Location in Antarctica
Geography
Location Antarctica
Coordinates 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600Coordinates: 66°46′S 141°36′E / 66.767°S 141.600°E / -66.767; 141.600
Administration
Administered under the Antarctic Treaty System
Demographics
Population Uninhabited

Chameau Island is a rocky island 0.2 kilometres (0.1 nmi) long, lying 1.5 kilometres (0.8 nmi) east of Cape Découverte in the Curzon Islands. It was charted and named in 1951 by the French Antarctic Expedition. The name is suggestive of the island's form which resembles the two humps on a (bactrian) camel, "chameau" being a French word for camel.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chameau Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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